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Goodbye 20 | Aiden Bai

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Reflections on turning 21, identity beyond age, and growing into yourself.

Goodbye 20 | Aiden Bai Blog Goodbye 20 2026-01-05 i'm writing this coming back from an event at my old high school. being back there felt strange . teachers who once felt like authority figures treated me like a peer. some observations on turning 21: most adults ~= big kids. people change very slowly (esp. on the inside). even if they might look different on the outside. for most of my life, my age was my identity. starting my company with fireship , building million.js at 16, dropping out, i always associated my identity with "the young person who did [X]." 21 is supposed to be college, drink

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